1985 Martinez

[PhilW]

On Wednesday 26^th November 2014 we held a vertical tasting of Martinez vintage ports from 1922-1997,
located in the brasserie room at Davy's at Woolgate

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1922 Martinez;
• 1927 Martinez;
• 1934 Martinez;
• 1948 Martinez;
• 1955 Martinez;
• 1958 Martinez;
• 1960 Martinez;
• 1963 Martinez;
• 1967 Martinez;
• 1970 Martinez;
• 1973 Martinez crusted;
• 1975 Martinez;
• 1982 Martinez;
• 1985 Martinez;
• 1987 Martinez;
• 1989 Martinez crusted;
• 1994 Martinez;
• 1997 Martinez;
• NV Andresen 40yr white;
• 1994 Churchill;
• 2007 Grifo Grande Reserva;
• 2007 Apedagas Grande Reserva;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Mz85. Glorious red, 60% opaque. Nose dirty. Actually nose so dirty, like ’94 and ’97, that not tasted.

[flash_uk]

40% opacity, brown-red. Cigars on the nose. Thin, dry, tannic, peppery.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red in colour, almost opaque at 90% opacity. Pronounced nose with salty caramel and little fruit. Dirty flavours on the palate. Unpleasant. A bad bottle. NR.